MARBLE SKY: S/T 2LP

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Marble Sky "S/T" 2xLP

Marble Sky was the moniker under which chameleonic nomad Jeff Witscher,
best known for his work as Rene Hell, recorded his most intimate and
contemplative music. The material that comprises this eponymous 2xLP was
originally released in the late aughts as short-run cassettes—highly
coveted and personal releases that imparted mystery and a strange sense
of hermetic romanticism. Although Witscher’s musical sensibilities are
remarkably diverse, what remains consistent in all his projects is an
idiosyncratic knack for composition and a boundless capacity for
ingenuity. Indeed, his work has inspired as many imitators as it has
ardent completists. “Pulling up Grass Under a
Blanket” opens the set and is a prime example of Marble Sky’s brand of
profoundly affecting outsider ambient. Fragile, bucolic tones hover like
dust motes in the morning sun, subtended by tape hiss that threatens,
but never quite manages, to consume them. “Lea; Crossed Eyes” gazes
similarly skyward, slowly building to an awe-inspiring, monolithic
drone. Viewed from the present, these recordings can be seen as the
distillation of an important and uniquely tender movement in American
experimental music, documented largely by West Coast tape labels such as
Ekhein, Monorail Trespassing, and Witscher’s own now-defunct Callow
God. Remastered by James Plotkin and
presented for the first time on vinyl, this is the definitive collection
of work by one of Jeff Witscher’s most justifiably beloved guises. This
deluxe 2xLP edition features photography by Helen Scarsdale and
gatefold tip-on jackets.

Tracklist:1. Pulling Up Grass Under a Blanket2. Dull Hue3. What You Might Forget4. A Shining Juniper5. Sunset On Low6. Lea; Crossed Eyes